NBSAP Adoption: HOMEF Hails Comprehensive Government Policy on Food Sovereignty and Bio Safety
By Katherine Abayomi The Executive Director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Dr Nnimmo Bassey, has commended the Federal Government for endorsing the revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP). The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) 2025–2030 was officially approved in June 2025 with the objective of halting and reversing…
JAMB releases 2026 UTME results for underage candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results of candidates who were below the prescribed admission age for viewing. However, the board clarified that viewing the results does not automatically qualify the candidates for admission into tertiary institutions. JAMB, in a statement by its Acting Director, Public Affairs…
Diaspora Groups Applaud Air Peace Over Successful Summer Operations
A coalition of Nigerian diaspora organisations has commended Air Peace for delivering quality and seamless services across its domestic, regional and international routes throughout the 2026 summer travel season. The groups, in a joint statement issued as the summer season draws to a close, described the airline’s performance as a demonstration of professionalism, operational resilience…
Governor Okpebholo swears in 18 Edo LG chairmen
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has inaugurated the newly elected chairmen of the state’s 18 local government areas, charging them to make grassroots development the priority of their administrations. The chairmen were sworn in on Friday at the Festival Hall, Government House, Benin City, following their victory in the recently conducted local government elections. Okpebholo…
Okrika Deaths: Bassey Warns of Toxic Environmental Crisis in Niger Delta
Environmental activist and President of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Nnimmo Bassey, has warned that the reported death of at least 37 people at Okrika in Rivers State has exposed the deepening environmental and public health crisis confronting communities across the Niger Delta. Bassey, in a statement, said the incident should serve as…
Group Demands Transparency, EIAs Over JBS’ $2.5bn Nigeria Investment
Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has demanded full disclosure of the agreement between the Federal Government and global meat-processing giant JBS over its proposed $2.5 billion investment in Nigeria, warning that the project must not proceed without rigorous environmental and multi-sectoral scrutiny. The environmental rights organisation said…
Edo NDLEA arrests 68 drug suspects, destroys cannabis farm
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo State Command, has apprehended 68 suspected drug traffickers with a combined weight of 7,531.51kg of narcotics in the month of August 2026. The State Commander, Mitchell Ofoyeju, revealed that the arrest is a reflection of the unwavering commitment of the command in its mission to combat drug…
Marwa Charges NDLEA Investigators to Dismantle Financial Structures of Drug Cartels
The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen.Buba Marwa (Retd.), has charged investigators and prosecutors of the agency to intensify efforts at tracing, seizing and recovering the proceeds and instrumentalities of narcotics trafficking, saying the war against drug cartels can no longer be won through arrests and drug seizures alone….
Akpabio Built the Foundation. Eno Is Turning It Into a Legacy of Continuity
By Dr. Mike Uyi, President, Global Peace Movement International There is a tendency in Nigerian politics to measure development by who commissioned a project. That is the wrong measurement. The more important question is: Who laid the foundation, who sustained it, and who had the courage to take it further? By that standard, the story…
Workers demand N300,000 minimum wage
The Federal Workers Forum has written to President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly, demanding an immediate review of the salaries of federal civil servants and an increase in the minimum wage from N70,000 to N300,000. The letter, dated September 2, 2026, and signed by the National Coordinator, FWF, Andrew Emelieze and General Secretary, Ogundele…
2027 poll: INEC fears AI-powered disinformation
The Independent National Electoral Commission has warned that artificial intelligence-driven disinformation poses a serious threat to the credibility of the 2027 general elections, calling for electoral technology and communication to be treated as a single discipline. The INEC Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan (SAN), also disclosed that the commission was conducting a comprehensive audit of its…